The whole venue is great - an old warehouse, with the most amazingly well-stocked alcohol-free bar and axe-throwing! The escape room is upstairs, and sadly we were on an early booking before the rest of the venue had opened so couldn't sample any of the drinks or throw axes around beforehand.
This was quite different to the escape rooms we've played in the past - trying to put together a story and solve the mystery, rather than just unlocking puzzle after puzzle. A lot of thought has gone in to the story and it flows really well.
It's a fairly simple setup, but very immersive - as soon as the door closes behind you the story begins and you're on your way to figuring out the answers. In fact, the story starts before you even get in the room - Ronan was an excellent host and enthusiastically welcomed us and started setting the scene.
The 90 minutes flew by, and while some of the puzzles had us a bit stumped from time to time we were given gentle nudges to help us keep going - just the right level of assistance needed to figure things out.
I really hope these guys open another room in future - we'll definitely go back for more.
